Jamel Farrelly (25) and Gerald Quinn (20), both unmarried, of Gormanston, were injured fatally when a gelignite charge exploded prematurely at the Open ...
Article : 165 wordsMr. C. F. Seager (middle), who was the guest at a dinner given by the staff of the Social Services Department on Saturday. With him are Mr. H. R. Read, Deputy Director of Social Services (left), and Mr. A. Linton, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 57 wordsA VICTORY fair held at the Bowen Rd. school on Saturday resulted in £120 being raised. Introducing the Premier (Mr. Cosgrove), who opened the fair, the head ...
Article : 823 wordsMore than 8,000 persons witnessed Tasmania's largest band festival at the Launceston Cricket Ground yesterday afternoon, when nearly 350 bandsmen ...
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Advertising : 298 wordsThe birthday of General de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, was celebrated at Hobart by a musical evening organised by the Alliance Francaise on Saturday night at the ...
Article : 391 wordsMembers of the A.I.F. Engineers' Association decided on a reunion social this year instead of the annual dinner. It was held at the R.S.L. rooms at Hobart on ...
Article : 432 wordsMembers of the staff of the Social Services Department on Saturday tendered a dinner at Highfield Hotel, Hobart, to Mr. C. F. Seager on his retirement from the ...
Article : 213 words"The establishment of a mortgage bank seems assured," said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker), who attended a meeting of the Agricultural ...
Article : 199 wordsThe difficulties facing producers because of the limited amount of petrol available were brought under the notice of the Chief Secretary (Mr. Brooker) at Molesworth on ...
Article : 110 words"Good bye, 'Dad.' You have earned your rest, and the diggers will not forget." In these words Mr. E. W. Lacy, on behalf of the State branch of the Returned Sailors, ...
Article : 626 wordsPatricia McGann (3½), of Cygnet, received a fractured right arm and abrasions to the body when she was knocked down by a motor-car at Cygnet on Friday. She ...
Article : 45 wordsThe 60-minute blackout to take place in Hobart and suburbs tonight will be the most comprehensive air raid rehearsal yet attempted in Tasmania. It will afford all ...
Article : 143 wordsTHE plethora of seasonal tasks demanded of the efficient gardener requires system for its accomplishment. Clearing up must be made ...
Article : 287 wordsThe increasing popularity of garden fetes as a means of obtaining funds for war purposes was demonstrated at New Norfolk on Saturday, when more than £20 was raised ...
Article : 119 wordsSales of war savings certificates from July 1 to November 20 inclusive, percentages of five months' quota, amounts raised per head of population and number of groups for the ...
Article : 74 wordsThe death occurred at Hobart on Friday of Mr. Richard Henry Miley, who had devoted more than 60 years to seafaring. He was aged 85 years. ...
Article : 245 wordsMrs. Elizabeth Cooper, who died at Hobart on Friday at the age of 95 years after a long illness, travelled from England on a sailing boat as a child and settled in Hobart, ...
Article : 79 wordsA baby carnival conducted by the Molesworth Parents' Association resulted in the collection of approximately £45 for the Molesworth school. ...
Article : 128 wordsMr. T. Cadwallader, manager of Universal Pictures, Melbourne (left), presenting a "Universal showmanship clock" to Mr. J. Behan, manager of the Strand Theatre, Hobart, winner of the Tasmanian section of the competition, which is for outstanding exploitation and ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 59 wordsUniversal Pictures Pty. Ltd. entertained Southern exhibitors and the Press at a preview of its recent product at Hobart during the week-end. The screenings were held ...
Article : 196 wordsRANGOON, Sunday.—Chinese estimate that lease-lend traffic to China along the Burma Road before the end of the year will reach 13,000 tons a month. More ...
Article : 68 wordsMr. Charles Joseph Dwyer, formerly one of Hobart's best-known businessmen, died at Hobart on Saturday at the age of 81 after a short illness. He was born at Franklin, ...
Article : 169 wordsOATLANDS.—Despite the increased demand for assistance in war efforts, the Oatlands Mission Band continues to carry on A large box of goods, including clothing, toys, ...
Article : 410 wordsCharles Temple (34), of Strickland, received serious injuries to his left hand when a box of gun caps exploded while he was handling them yesterday. The ...
Article : 57 wordsAVALON.—"Edison the Man" and "Two Girls on Broadway" PRlNCE.—"Road Show" and "Kisses for Breakfast." ...
Article : 71 wordsThe funeral of Mr. Richard John Stacey, of Oatlands, who died suddenly on Wednesday, took place at the Church of England cemetery, Jericho, on Friday. There was a ...
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Advertising : 87 wordsMELBOURNE. Sunday—The Rev. J. Hearn, one of the oldest Jesuit priests in Australia, died yesterday. He was 87, and had served his Order in Australia for more ...
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Article : 0 wordsMr. Roger Kearney, one of the oldest identities in Australian journalism, died at Marrickville (N.S.W.) last week at the age of 80. He was born at New Town, and worked ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 24 Nov 1941, Page 5
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